All The Grocer articles in 19 May 2001 – Page 4

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    Preview: The Grocer's Great Trolley Race

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    This year it'll be faster! The venue: Woburn Safari Park. The date: June 24. In race HQs around the country, trolley teams are gearing up to make The Grocers' Great Trolley Race a fiercely fought contest. Anyone who thinks that any of the five...

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    Müller plans sky high sales as its summer of love theme take

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Yogurt brand leader Müller plans to do to yogurt's image what Häagen-Dazs did to ice cream's in a new umbrella campaign for its brands. It has just revealed the first ad in a £10m series across its product portfolio this week and it's rather...

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    Playing Ketchup

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Walkers and Heinz are teaming up to produce Heinz Tomato Ketchup flavoured crisps. Walkers already had a Tomato Ketchup flavour but the Heinz version ­ which has taken six months to perfect ­ has proved more popular during trials. Both brands'...

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    Sheepmeat: Severe squeeze may be in store for supplies of la

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Irish Food Board forecasts much tighter availability than MLC analysts Abundant cheap lamb next autumn is no longer the safe bet it seemed a few weeks ago. Supplies may even be severely squeezed in early 2002. The odds still favour softening...

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    Reorganisation: Lettuce to stay pricey

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Iceberg lettuce prices up to £17/dozen on wholesale markets can be expected to remain high for at least another week, believe major suppliers. Poor planting conditions have delayed the English crop and resulted in prices more than double last...

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    Lipovitan service

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Energy drink Lipovitan will be back on UK street corners in June with the latest tranche of its ad campaign. This is the second burst of poster advertising for the brand this year. In particular it is pushing its B3 and ACE varieties (the latter...

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    Londis: SMALLSUPPLIER SIGN-UPS

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Over 50 small suppliers have signed up to smallsupplier.com, Londis' web site enabling retailers to source products from local specialist drop shipment suppliers. Retailers can place multiple orders from regional suppliers on the site, which are...

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    Madhur serves up two more

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Tilda is adding two new variants to its Madhur Jaffrey cook-in sauces range. The new flavours are a Kerala Sauce with Coconut and Mango and a Tandoori sauce for Butter Chicken. The company said the additions are in response to consumer demand for...

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    Water standards: M&S takes to waters

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Marks and Spencer has relaxed its historically tight grip on its brand to licence a Severn Trent Water project. David Gregory, M&S head of food technology, said the move was one of many initiatives planned as the retailer seeks to reap benefits...

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    Online retailing: And the name is Ocado

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose's e-commerce partner Last Mile Solutions has unveiled its brand name, Ocado, and a five year deal with BOC Distribution Services which will provide warehousing operations. All branding will be "Ocado in partnership with Waitrose". Ocado's...

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    Urban regeneration: Renaissance in Romford (Sainsbury)

    2001-05-19T00:00:00Z

    The redevelopment of a brewery site which was once at the heart of an Essex town is the latest project in area of urban decay that Sainsbury has undertaken. The new 60,000 sq ft Romford store is part of a major mixed use development that includes...